Papers
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Total Citations
1,548
H-Index
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About
Dongdong Jin is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of small-scale robotics, smart materials, and biomedical engineering. His work centers on magnetic soft robots, 4D printing, and untethered microrobotic systems, with a particular focus on bridging fundamental material science with transformative real-world applications. Jin's most celebrated contribution — his 2022 paper on programmable magnetic soft robots (322 citations) — established new paradigms for achieving sophisticated, multifunctional locomotion through tailored magnetization profiles. Complementing this, his botanical-inspired 4D printing research (214 citations) demonstrated how nature's adaptive strategies can be elegantly translated into responsive hydrogel microstructures for soft robotics and drug delivery. His work on miniature helical robots for thrombolysis (140 citations) showcases his commitment to life-saving medical applications, achieving autonomous navigation in dynamic blood flow using real-time ultrasound Doppler tracking. Jin has further advanced swarm robotics, bioinspired locomotion, recyclable soft robot materials, and deep reinforcement learning-based control frameworks. Collectively accumulating over 1,100 citations, his body of work represents a remarkable synthesis of materials innovation, bioinspiration, and intelligent robotic control, making him an influential voice shaping the next generation of minimally invasive medical microrobots.
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- 2Botanical‐Inspired 4D Printing of Hydrogel at the Microscale214 citations · 2019
- 3Four-dimensional micro-building blocks149 citations · 2020
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